Bloomberg Law
March 26, 2019, 8:51 AM UTCUpdated: March 26, 2019, 8:12 PM UTC

Inside Kirkland & Ellis’ Trial Advocacy Training Program (1)

Elizabeth Olson
Elizabeth Olson
Special Correspondent

Seasoned litigators say it takes several trials to be truly effective in a courtroom, a principle that law firm Kirkland & Ellis has embraced actively for more than 40 years with intensive annual training for its litigation associates.

Most recently, the firm brought a cast of hundreds— 87 litigation associates along with firm partners, mock juries and trained actors serving as witnesses—together for a three and 1/2 day advocacy training session near Washington.

Conference rooms were turned into courtrooms complete with court stenographers, and fledgling lawyers quizzed witnesses while partners took detailed notes to critique both the style and substance ...

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